Well the hood could have been easily swapped at the dealer or elsewhere. When i bought 06683 NOV 1981 model back in 2003 it had a flat hood, we all know it left the factory with a grooved hood. It now has a grooved hood again. Mark V On Mar 26, 2006, at 4:48 PM, Tito Lugtu wrote: > I could be wrong on my posting since I'm not really aware of the > chronological order of this cars but this was the model year the > prevoius owner has on the pink slip when I purchased it in 1992 ... > > dmc_5180 <dmc_5180@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I am truly sorry for your loss. > > I'm not trying to splitt hairs or anything. But an Oct. 81 vin Is > considered an 81 model > year. > > My vin is 5180 (Oct 81.) The last81 model year VIN was 7199. Also 82 > models came with > no line hood and the DELOREAN emblem. > > Althought ,I have heard of a rare occasion where a car was pulled from > the line for what > ever reason and delayed the production delivery and being givin' a > current model year > title. > > Dennis > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "TALugtu" wrote: >> > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/